Ben Lippen School

7401 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC, 29203-0292 - View a map of this schoolMap

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Ben Lippen School seeks to glorify God by assisting the family and church in equipping students spiritually, academically, and socially under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Ben Lippen School has three primary objectives: to call students to Christian discipleship; to provide an excellent academic education; and to be an extension of the Christian home....

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School Overview:

 
Ben Lippen School
School Membership(s) Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
National Association of Independent Schools
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
Religious Affiliation Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Programs for Learning Differences Yes
Learning Differences Supported varied
Year Founded 1940
County Richland County, SC
Student Body
Total Students 792 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(SC) School Avg.
% Students of Color 13% 14%
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 14 students
Kind - 39 students
Grade 1 - 43 students
Grade 2 - 36 students
Grade 3 - 32 students
Grade 4 - 30 students
Grade 5 - 38 students
Grade 6 - 59 students
Grade 7 - 68 students
Grade 8 - 51 students
Grade 9 - 77 students
Grade 10 - 102 students
Grade 11 - 104 students
Grade 12 - 93 students
Unspecified Grade Placement - 6 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 58 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 43%
This School
(SC) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 180 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 7 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $8,000
Tuition Notes Tuition ranges between $6800 and $10,000, depending on grade level
% on Financial Aid 28%
Head of School Brian Modarelli
Admissions Director Sandy Hightower
Admissions Associate Kelly Adams
Sport
Total Sports Offered 14
 
Sports
BaseballBasketball
CheeringCross Country
FootballGolf
SoccerSoftball
SwimmingTennis
Track and FieldVolley Ball
WeightliftingWrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations 4
 
Extracurriculars
DramaMarching Band
Worship ArtsYearbook

School Notes:

  • Ben Lippen School seeks to glorify God by assisting the family and church in equipping students spiritually, academically, and socially under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Ben Lippen School has three primary objectives: to call students to Christian discipleship; to provide an excellent academic education; and to be an extension of the Christian home.
  • Profile last updated: 09/08/2009

In the News:

  • Video a-go-go (Mountain Xpress)
    posted on October 17, 2009 at 11:50:53 pm
    It’s not the strangest thing in the world to have a high school assignment that bends the rules a little. Even something slightly strange, like “write a Blues song about American Theologian Jonathan Edwards’ famous sermon, ‘Sinners in the hands of an angry God’,” isn’t that weird, at least by Asheville standards. Most students probably get papers assigned for their American history class, but ...
  • Hamilton: Columbia runner takes top prize (The State)
    posted on September 10, 2009 at 06:02:16 am
    Anderson’s 32nd annual Midnight Flight on Sept. 4 drew more than 1,000 runners for its 5K event, with the same top three finishers in the 5K and 10K event.
  • Outdoor Calendar (The State)
    posted on September 3, 2009 at 04:03:22 am
    OUTDOOR EVENTS BEN LIPPEN SCHOOL/ COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY’S THIRD ANNUAL LABOR DAY FITNESS CHALLENGE: Race day registration, 6:30 a.m., 15K run and relay, 7:45 a.m., 5K run and walk, 7:50 a.m., kid’s fun run, 9:30 a.m. Monday, Pre-register at Strictly Running, today through Friday, Columbia International University, 7435 Monticello Road. (803) 807-5510; www.labordayfitnesschallenge.com
  • Columbia International plans major expansion (The State)
    posted on July 8, 2009 at 04:01:40 am
    Columbia International University is doubling the size of its Monticello Road campus. The school — founded 87 years ago as Columbia Bible College — will add student housing, classrooms and playing fields.
  • Milestones (The State)
    posted on June 18, 2009 at 04:01:40 am
    COMMUNITY GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA — MOUNTAINS TO MIDLANDS has received a grant from the Central Carolina Community Foundation for the New Girl Scout Leadership Experience program. The $8,000 grant will be used to purchase and distribute curriculum books for 850 girls and leaders.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (29203)
School Zip (29203)
(SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 42,459 people 4,011,615 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 21% 21%
Population Average Age 34 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $27,086 $38,638
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 41 years old 33 years old
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Zipcode (29203)


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% Owning / % Renting 57% / 43% 66% / 34%

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